2021
Antiseizure Medication Treatment and Outcomes in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Undergoing Continuous EEG Monitoring
Zafar SF, Rosenthal ES, Postma EN, Sanches P, Ayub MA, Rajan S, Kim JA, Rubin DB, Lee H, Patel AB, Hsu J, Patorno E, Westover MB. Antiseizure Medication Treatment and Outcomes in Patients with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Undergoing Continuous EEG Monitoring. Neurocritical Care 2021, 36: 857-867. PMID: 34843082, PMCID: PMC9117405, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-021-01387-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageGood functional outcomeAntiseizure medicationsFunctional outcomeContinuous electroencephalographyEpileptiform activityLower likelihoodBetter outcomesAneurysm treatmentRetrospective single-center cohort studySingle-center cohort studyAntiseizure medication (ASM) treatmentElectroencephalographic epileptiform activityResultsNinety-four patientsDay of admissionContinuous EEG monitoringASM treatmentCEEG initiationCohort studyProspective trialHigh-intensity treatmentLow-intensity treatmentMedication treatmentSubarachnoid hemorrhageOutcome measures
2018
Effect of epileptiform abnormality burden on neurologic outcome and antiepileptic drug management after subarachnoid hemorrhage
Zafar SF, Postma EN, Biswal S, Boyle EJ, Bechek S, O'Connor K, Shenoy A, Kim J, Shafi MS, Patel AB, Rosenthal ES, Westover MB. Effect of epileptiform abnormality burden on neurologic outcome and antiepileptic drug management after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical Neurophysiology 2018, 129: 2219-2227. PMID: 30212805, PMCID: PMC6478499, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-epileptic drugsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageEpileptiform abnormalitiesWorse outcomesSubarachnoid hemorrhageHigh-grade aSAH patientsEvidence-based treatment protocolsGlasgow Outcome ScoreAntiepileptic drug managementStandard prophylaxisNeurologic outcomeProphylactic protocolASAH patientsOutcome scoresDrug managementHigh burdenRetrospective analysisTreatment protocolOutcome measuresPatientsDaily burdenRhythmic activityFirst dayOutcomesBurden